Småland Triennale 2026 – Worry: Art, Preparedness, Resistance
Conference on Artistic Practice, Research, Activism and Public Life — in Response to Climate Anxiety, Geopolitical Instability, and Shifting Social Landscape.
13 May: Registration for the event is now closed
We warmly welcome you to the conference Worry: Art, Preparedness, Resistance at Linnaeus University in Växjö. Artists, researchers, students, and cultural practitioners — both established and emerging — are invited to join us in exploring the role of art in times of uncertainty. The conference forms the academic opening of The Småland Triennale 2026.
The conference is co-produced by:
- Konstfrämjandet Småland
- The Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Linnaeus University
- The Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Linnaeus University
- The Cultural University at Linnaeus University
About the conference
The conference engages with perspectives on art, ecology and societal transformation in relation to contemporary conditions of crisis and change. This is a multidisciplinary gathering where contributions focus on the intersections between artistic practice, research, activism and public life—such as how art can respond to climate anxiety, geopolitical instability and shifting social landscapes, and how it can shape new forms of preparedness, resilience, and collective imagination.
The field explored within the conference spans, but is not limited to artistic research, environmental humanities, design, cultural studies, pedagogy and social practice. By bringing together diverse approaches, the conference aims to foster dialogue across disciplines and to examine how knowledge can be produced, shared, transformed and mediated through both artistic and academic processes.
The conference programme includes keynote lectures, artistic presentations, student presentations, workshops and panel discussions.
Invited speakers represent a range of perspectives within artistic research, design, and environmental humanities. This constellation reflects the interdisciplinary ambition of the conference and its focus on exploring the thematics of The Småland Triennale 2026 Oro: Konst, beredskap, motstånd as both a lived condition and a creative strategy.
More information
- The conference will be held in English
- The programme will be relaesed soon
- Limited number of seats
- Questions? Please contact Kristian Anshelm, Konstfrämjandet Småland
Conference Roadmap
08.30–09.00 Registration and Coffee
09.00–09.10 Welcome and Practical Information by the Organizers and Linnaeus University – Bodil Peterson, Zeenath Hasan, Kristian Anshelm
09.10–09.15 Short Presentation - Martin Gren
09.15–10.00 Keynote 1 – The role of art in a time of planetary collapse?, Roxy Farhat
10.00–10.40 Panel 1 – Art and Collectivity at the Edge of the Possible - Roxy Farhat, Juan- Pedro Fabra Guembe, David Torstensson. Chair: Kristian Anshelm
10.40–11.00 Break
11.00–12.00 Presentation / workshop – Anxiety and uncertainty – Marcelo Ketzer
12.00–13.00 Lunch
13.00–13.30 Keynote 2 – Vestiges and Prospects for Post-Design Times, Alice Twemlow
13.30–14.15 Panel 2 – The Non-Extractive Art School: Residual & Deep Time Futures - Alice Twemlow, Arja Karhuma, Christina Zetterlund. Chair: Kristoffer Gansing
14.15–14.30 Break and Coffee
14.30–15.15 Hult Conversation - Leandro Ferre Caetano, Ingela Johansson, Marianna Garin
15.15–15.25 Break
15.25–16.10 Worldmaking Student Presentation – Gina Geoghegan, Semra Gür Üstüner, Christina Zetterlund
16.10–16.30 Closing Panel – Smålandstriennalen and beyond. Kristian Anshelm, Zeenath Hasan, Marcelo Ketzer, Martin Gren
16.30–16.45 Performance outside of M-house ”Samklang” – Afrang Nordlöf Malekian & Tove Möller
17.00–19.00 After Work – Galleri Kaross and Mono, Sandgärdsgatan 1, Växjö
Please note: Registration for this event is closed